REMIT convened a two-day Climate and Gender Budget Tagging Workshop
REMIT convened a two-day Climate and Gender Budget Tagging Workshop with the Government of Balochistan, in collaboration with the Finance Department and allied departments, bringing together over 60 senior officials from government departments. On the occasion, Special Secretary Finance, Government of Balochistan, Mr. Muhammad Arif Khan, emphasized that strengthening budget systems through effective climate and […]
REMIT’s week-long exercise on climate and gender budget
REMIT’s week-long exercise on climate and gender budget tagging concluded successfully, bringing together over 200 participants from 42 departments of the Government of Sindh. Through hands-on activities and practical model runs, participants were introduced to the budget-tagging methodology and actively engaged in reviewing relevant actions and measures within their departments. The exercise emphasized how climate […]
Climate and Gender Budget Tagging Workshop
Today, we commenced a week long Climate and Gender Budget Tagging workshop series with the Government of Sindh, in close collaboration with the Finance Department and 42 allied departments. Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Javaid Ahmed Kumbhar, Additional Finance Secretary (Budget & Expenditure), noted that the initiative represents a critical milestone in institutionalising evidence based […]
Women Entrepreneurship Policy
Pakistan has no shortage of skilled, creative, and entrepreneurial women. What we do lack, at times, is an enabling environment. The Women Entrepreneurship Policy, by SMEDA, Ministry of Industries, Pakistan, is designed to change that. With easier access to finance, skills, market linkages, and easier business processes, the policy is all about economic participation with […]
Workshop on Climate and Gender Budget Tagging for SOEs
REMIT and Ministry of Finance Host Consultative Workshop on Climate and Gender Budget Tagging for SOEs Recognizing the fiscal significance of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) and the importance of transparent, inclusive, and climate- and gender-responsive reporting frameworks, REMIT, in collaboration with the Central Monitoring Unit (CMU) of the Ministry of Finance, convened a Consultative Workshop on […]
A Turning Point for Business in Pakistan
We at REMIT Pakistan celebrate the passage of the Asaan Karobar Bill, 2025 in the Senate, marking its approval by both houses of Parliament and paving the way for Pakistan’s journey toward smarter, simpler, and more transparent regulation. After three years of relentless collaboration between government partners, regulatory bodies, private-sector contributors, and development partners, this […]
REMIT in Partnership with the Ministry of Finance
Building a More Sustainable and Resilient Fiscal Framework for Pakistan. REMIT, in partnership with the Ministry of Finance, successfully hosted a data-validation workshop on implementation options for the National Fiscal Pact (NFP). The session featured insightful discussions on fiscal decentralization, data validation, and forecasting and simulation models. REMIT also handed over a decision-support model to […]
REMIT Expands Budget Tagging to Provinces
After successfully completing its federal-level work, REMIT is now kickstarting climate budget tagging at the provincial level. Our team recently held productive meetings with the Chief Secretary of Balochistan and the Chief Secretary of Sindh, along with senior officials from the Finance, Climate Change, and Forestry departments. The Chief Secretaries of both provinces appreciated REMIT’s […]
Project Steering Committee meeting of REMIT
The Project Steering Committee meeting of REMIT was held at the Ministry of Finance. Pakistan’s Finance Minister, Muhammad Aurangzeb, chaired the meeting, with Jane Marriott, the British High Commissioner to Pakistan, serving as co-chair. The Minister appreciated the progress made on reform initiatives across the taxation, investment, trade, and macroeconomic portfolios. He particularly commended the […]
A meeting of the Steering Committee of REMIT
A meeting of the Steering Committee of REMIT was convened today. Finance Minister of Pakistan chaired the meeting with the British High Commissioner Jane Marriott as co-chair. Mr. Ahsan Iqbal, Minister of Planning / DCPC, Secretary Industries, Chairman FBR and other relevant government officers participated in the discussions. Finance Minister expressed satisfaction with the programme’s […]